Jaelan Phillips’ season is over.
The Miami Dolphins edge rusher announced on social media Wednesday that he will need reconstructive surgery on his knee after going down in Monday’s loss to the Tennessee Titans.
“I believe our lives are defined by how we deal with adversity,” Phillips wrote in part. “In these moments of uncertainty, defeat and sadness, it is normal to question your purpose and wonder what the meaning of this pain is. I know my goal is to inspire people to never give up, no matter how many times you get knocked down… The mission is still the mission. I have unfinished business to attend to and I will emerge from this ordeal victorious.”
Phillips injured his right knee in the second quarter of their 31–12 loss to the Titans and headed to the medical tent. He briefly returned to the game, but went down again in the third quarter with the same injury.
Phillips then left for the locker room and was locked out the rest of the way. He left the stadium with a knee brace and his season is now over.
Phillips had six tackles and a sack in four games this season, his fourth with the Dolphins. The 25-year-old, whom the Dolphins selected No. 18 overall out of Miami in 2021, totaled 43 tackles and 6.5 sacks last season before tearing his Achilles tendon in November. Phillips has one year left on his first rookie deal with the Dolphins and will make $13.2 million next season.
Phillips is the latest Dolphins player to deal with an injury this season. The team has fallen to just 1-3 on the year after both starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and backup Skylar Thompson both went down with injuries. Tagovailoa is on injured reserve and recovering from a concussion. That left third-string Tyler Huntley to lead the offense, which largely struggled.
The Dolphins will take on the New England Patriots this weekend in Massachusetts.
